Les verbes suivis d’une préposition

Many verbs in French are followed by a preposition, usually à or de. Here are some common examples, many of which have a preposition in English as well:

Verbs followed by à

apprendre à - to learn how to
commencer à - to start to
continuer à - to continue to
demander à - to ask someone
s'intéresser à - to be interested in
parler à - to talk to
penser à - to think of
répondre à - to answer to (someone)
réussir à - to succeed at


Verbs followed by de


décider de - to decide to
essayer de - to try to
oublier de - to forget to
parler de - to talk about
penser de - to think about
rêver de - to dream of/about